from mh lights to l.e.d lighting

reefgeak · 08/16/2013, 04:29 PM

Need some advice please::I have a mix reef mainly lps sps 75 gallon was running 2 250w metal halides, I switched to a cree led unit running total of 64 3w leds and 2 36" ecoxotic panorama pro leds for added actinics.looks real good BUT now all my corals even softys are fading dramaticly.WHAT DID I DO WRONG?????

slyjosh · 08/16/2013, 04:48 PM

Are your LEDs running at 100% power? It is possible they are getting too much light depending on your tank setup. I had to acclimate my corals to LED by starting at 40% and increasing it 5% each week until I found a comfortable percentage for the coral (75% for me).

reefgeak · 08/16/2013, 04:53 PM

Yes there at 100% ok ill try dimming them see what happens thanks

08/16/2013, 04:29 PM	#1
reefgeak Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: ohio Posts: 23	from mh lights to l.e.d lighting Need some advice please::I have a mix reef mainly lps sps 75 gallon was running 2 250w metal halides, I switched to a cree led unit running total of 64 3w leds and 2 36" ecoxotic panorama pro leds for added actinics.looks real good BUT now all my corals even softys are fading dramaticly.WHAT DID I DO WRONG?????

08/16/2013, 04:48 PM	#2
slyjosh Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 51	Are your LEDs running at 100% power? It is possible they are getting too much light depending on your tank setup. I had to acclimate my corals to LED by starting at 40% and increasing it 5% each week until I found a comfortable percentage for the coral (75% for me).

08/16/2013, 04:53 PM	#3
reefgeak Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: ohio Posts: 23	Yes there at 100% ok ill try dimming them see what happens thanks